Forms & Downloads
Course Application
Applying for POST Credit
- In-Service Training Roster [pdf]
- Specialized Training Substitution Form [pdf]
- Application for College-University Credit [pdf]
New Officer Application
- Application for Officer Certification [pdf]
- Confirmation of Medical Examination [pdf]
- Confirmation of Psychological Examination [pdf]
- Pre-Employment Use of Previous Psychological/Medical Request Form [pdf]
- Instructions for Submitting Pre-Employment Documents [pdf]
- TN Service Code Form- Identogo [pdf]
- Agency Background and NDI Acknowledgment Form [pdf]
- Background Checks – Senate Bill No. 265 (National Index Database Requirement) [pdf]
- Pre-Employment Checklists for Non-Certified & Previously Certified Officer Applications [pdf]
Application for Specialized Certifications
E-mail completed applications to Shana Roberts at shana.roberts@tn.gov.
Waiver Forms
Pre-Employment Waiver Forms:
- Change of Academy Waiver Request Form [pdf]
- Criminal Record Waiver Request Form [pdf]
- Military Discharge Waiver Request Form [pdf]
- Six-Month Waiver Request Form [pdf]
- Substitution of Basic Training (Transition Waiver Request Form) [pdf]
Waivers for Transition should be included with pre-employment paperwork and submitted via ACADIS. For questions regarding Transition, please contact Kathy Greer at Kathy.Greer@tn.gov.
In-Service Waiver Forms:
- Eight-Month Waiver Request Form [pdf]
- In-Service Waiver Request Form [pdf]
- Medical Waiver for In-Service Request Form [pdf]
- Military Deployment In-Service Waiver Request Form [pdf]
In-Service waivers should be submitted with the annual Salary Supplement request. Contact Kat Cooper at Katharine.Cooper@tn.gov with in-service waiver or salary supplement questions.
Decertification
Please fill out the POST Decertification Request on the Acadis Portal under the Academy Resources tab.
Salary Supplement
The forms for Salary Supplement submissions for 2026 will be put into Acadis on 1/1/27.
HOW TO CHECK OFFICERS' TRAINING AND TRAINING HOURS - Click here to view PowerPoint
2026 Training Plan Notification
SRO Retention Bonus
Submissions are no longer being accepted for the 2024-2025 SRO Retention Bonus.
Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act (LEOSA)
Please mail all LEOSA packets with your checks to:
Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Commission
3025 Lebanon Pike
Nashville, TN 37214-2217
PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS ON YOUR FORM.
Upon your LEOSA application being processed, your LEOSA card will be emailed to the email address provided on your application.
If you have any questions, please contact LaTonya Shelton at (615) 532-0668.
- Initial LEOSA Application & Instructions [pdf]
- LEOSA Renewal Application & Instructions [pdf]
- LEOSA Firearms Instructor Certification Application
- LEOSA Firearms Instructors
Grants
The Recruitment and Retention Grant is designed to support making Tennessee the best state for law enforcement in the United States by attracting quality applicants from other states, as well as previously certified and new officers within Tennessee. This program will attempt to hire 1,000 police officers per year until the state’s law enforcement agencies could reduce staffing deficits caused by attrition, as well as provide bonuses to a minimum of 3,000 new law enforcement officers.
The TLETA Cost Sharing Grant will help reduce the cost to local law enforcement agencies when a new officer is sent to the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy, and for other training and professional development expenses. This includes three critical areas of assistance for local law enforcement agencies including paid tuition for Basic Police School, daily working uniforms and physical fitness gear, and assistance for incidental training expenses to offset ancillary costs of training new personnel.
Click here for more information on grants.
If you have any questions, you can email POST.grants@tn.gov or call 615-741-8546.
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